How NOT to remove a lathe chuck

Don't you remember how dumb you were in high school? I sure do -- my self esteem is only saved by remembering how pathetically dumb everyone else was (particularly anyone giving those boring old safety lectures).

;-)

In high school, I crashed a chuck on this kind of lathe:

Despite the crash, I fell in love with lathes. I wish I could get that kind of lathe, for myself, now.

I think that clip is faked.

It sure looks like his right leg was well over the lathe bed before the scene shifted and he was on his back with his right foot under the chuck. How did it get back up there?

Opines please...

Jeff

Done in one cut as far as I see. The videographer nearly got a foot in the head is why the scene shifted slightly.

-- You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. --Jack London

I think his pant leg snagged on the chuck jaws and pulled his foot back under the chuck.

So much for the sound on my computer...

Y'know, I think I was wrong....I slowed down the video and it does look like his pant leg was involved in pulling his foot back up and under the chuck.

Jeff